Bioactivity, Absorption, and Metabolism of Anthocyanins

Recent Advances in Polyphenol Research

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 228-262

  Mazza, Giuseppe Joe ^a   Kay, Colin D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1002/9781444302400.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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